Killdeer Couple

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I’ve always loved the killdeer for their acting skills. To lure predators from the nest, the killdeer will pretend to have a broken wing and loudly exclaim in its two syllable cry: kill deer! We had a black lab once who claimed a killdeer as her best friend. The bird would cry out and the dog would chase. The performance lasted for hours as the Lab was never able to catch the killdeer.

(for The Bird of the Week challenge)

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  4. Same as Wynne…I had no idea killdeer were birds. We have a small town near us named “Kildeer” – one “l”. I never realized the connection to birds…I just thought it was a reference to a village – maybe in Scotland? Just guessing. Thanks, VJ! 😘

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